Sharp or Dull Blades?

Sharp or Dull Blades?

by Vince Gibson



Spring is quickly approaching, so I have begun to do some mower maintenance this week. I visited the local John Deere store and picked up a new filter and some oil, while there I decided to check on a couple of new blades. The blades turned out to be well priced so I bought them.



I changed the oil and filter and decided to go to work pulling off the old blades. I was a little nervous, as I am not very mechanically inclined, but much to my surprise I got them changed out quickly. As I looked closely at the old blades I realized that for all of last summer I was literally beating the grass into submission. Both of the old blades I removed were less sharp than a butter knife! The edges were literally rounded on each end!



I cranked up the mower and took it for a quick test over some grass and I could tell immediately that the mower was cutting the grass so much easier than before.



A little later in the yard, as I was picking up sticks and branches, the Lord began to speak to me about my own sharpness. I began to examine my own life and how many times I am "beating" the air out of my own dullness! We get so familiar with our own gifting and talent that we go into auto pilot and "beat" at the air because it's what we "know how to do." Just like the mower we get results but have to work double hard and don't get the most complete results intended.



So what keeps our blades sharpened? Intimacy! Not intimacy to gain anointing, intimacy to move in close to Father out of a pure heart of love, to seek Him, to know Him! Then He can sharpen us and use us to the "best" of His ability! True ministry comes from overflow, and you only receive overflow after you've been on the grinder for a while.



Gifting and talent can only "beat" the atmosphere into submission for so long, we must learn how to sharpen ourselves so God can cut through, down, and around anything he chooses, in us, and through us.



I don't want to operate out of inner knowledge, I want to operate in the anointing, in the sharpness of Father. Many people can craft words and actions and things may appear sharp, but when you get close the blades are dull!



Lord we repent for leaning on our gifting and our talents to get us through, we draw close again as laid down lovers! Use your tools to sharpen dull edges till every word and every action is coming straight from Heaven and landing here on earth!



I am looking forward to new mowing experience here in the next couple of weeks, both in my natural and supernatural yard!



Vince Gibson
www.abidingglory.com